This week, we welcomed you back to the newly renovated Medical Library, and it’s been wonderful to see you making good use of it at all times of day. For the next week, we’re introducing you to one new corner of the library. You’ve already seen the Share space (great for group work) and the […]

We’re very happy to welcome you back to the newly refurbished Medical Library. Each day for the next week we will be introducing you to one new corner of the library. Yesterday you saw our Share space — a place for group work, with furniture to suit everyone’s needs, loads of University and NHS computers, […]

We are very excited to be back in the Medical Library. We have redesigned some of the areas of the Library. This is a short introduction to our share space. We have lots of new comfy chairs which are perfect for you to come and discuss your work with colleagues. This is the space where […]

We’re delighted to welcome you to the newly refurbished Medical Library, open from 9:00-17:00 on Monday 1st May, and then reverting to normal opening hours from Tuesday 2nd May. We have new spaces: Share, Shhh and Read Share for work on PCs, group work, conversations and collaborations Shhhh for quiet study – just shut the […]

During April, we looked at a range of tools to help you with critical appraisal of medical research articles. In the first week, we looked at the BMJ’s online ‘How to Read a Paper’ series, which is also available as a physical book, borrowable from the Medical Library. If you prefer a physical version of […]

As we prepare for the grand reopening of the Clinical School next week, the Medical Library is taking shape, with layouts, new paint, and a lot of shiny new furniture. You’ll be able to see things for yourselves from 9am on Monday, but here’s a sneak preview. We’re going for a brighter colour scheme than […]

We’re getting the “new” library ready for you, so thought we’d give a sneak preview of what it will look like. There are some familiar bits of furniture, but not necessarily placed where we had them in June 2016. We’re creating 3 new spaces – “Share“, “Shhh…“, “Read“. We’re getting a whole load of new […]

The Medical Library has recently purchased 3 board games on the topics of “The Drug Round” – designed to help clinical staff improve understanding of medication errors and how to avoid them “The Communication Game” – designed to help all front-line service providers understand communication support needs and how to improve their communication skills “Infection […]